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UK
/vˈɪdʒɪlənt/
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[ US /ˈvɪdʒəɫənt/ ]
[ US /ˈvɪdʒəɫənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
a policy of open-eyed awareness
the vigilant eye of the town watch
a watchful parent with a toddler in tow
there was a watchful dignity in the room
How To Use vigilant In A Sentence
- Your stepson could have been left in a dysregulated state whereby he is primed to be constantly hypervigilant to threat and to respond. Times, Sunday Times
- He warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious.
- After a resurgence of vigilante action, including necklacing, he had asked the agencies for information on why it was happening.
- I would appeal to people to be vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour near farms.
- We were warned to be vigilant and alert to what the road users around us were doing.
- We're getting a reprieve from inflation," said Edward Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research Inc. in New York, who will speak at the conference and who devised the term "bond vigilantes" to describe the power financial markets can wield over governments. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
- While leaders in Beijing remain vigilant against Japanese "rearmament," their rhetoric is part of an orchestrated strategy to overtake Japan as the region's pre-eminent power. Smoke Alarm
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- Sales agents acting on behalf of manufacturers, are vigilant in preventing retailers from selling at lower prices by threatening to cut future supplies.
- As a community we need to be on our guard, and remain vigilant to try to combat this problem.